LetsRun.com wrote:
The Real Lance.
Couldn't pass up the opportunity to beat that dead horse a little more, huh?
LetsRun.com wrote:
The Real Lance.
Couldn't pass up the opportunity to beat that dead horse a little more, huh?
The Real Lance?
What does this even mean? Their careers have so little in common.
For reasons unclear he referred to it differently on twitter:
Lukas Verzbicas @LukasVerzbicas
Got in a cold wetsuit swim session and now off to Sarasota for tomorrow's early morning #NewBalance Ringling Bridge 4 mile road race.
Why is he running 10k if the race is 4 miles
w/u and c/d
"Danny Duncan, a track coach at Lemon Bay High who befriended Verzbicas on Facebook four years ago, persuaded him to run in what will be only his second race since the accident."
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"It will also be the first time Duncan and Verzbicas will have met face-to-face, despite being close friends for the past four years."
No way this "Danny Duncan" dude exists.
He tweeted this a few minutes ago:
Lukas Verzbicas @LukasVerzbicas
1st race victory back today! Small but REALLY sweet #missedthis
Can't find any results yet.
Actually found another tweet:
Holy smokes! First finisher came in at 19:24! 4 mile run. #ringlingbridgerun
So his unofficial time was 19:24 I guess.
Score: Lukas 1, Letsrun.com: 0
The race is 4 miles boys.
SUb 15 5k equivalent, not too bad.
If the distance and time is legitimate then I think it is outrageous how well he is doing already.
(Note this article originally thought the race was a 10k - the title has been corrected and updated with the time). Nice article on Lukas here.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130118/ARTICLE/130119621/-1/topic0311?p=1&tc=pg
The Real Lance.
I want to make t-shirts that say that. What a great story.
More on the race here:
Note. Lukas has told us that he ran 21:02.
We have a little story up about it here:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/01/lukas-verzbicas-comeback-continues-with-2102-4-mile-win/
near death? really? cmon letsrun
Yes. It's a great story. I have to admit I was little put off by the way he left Oregon. But, this comeback is really amazing. He clearly has had a long road back and still has plenty of improving to do. And, he is improving, which is wonderful to see.
But, "The Real Lance?" Come on now. Let's be serious. I assume the kid isn't on anything. But, it is early in his career. We don't actually KNOW whether or not he's using PEDs. (For the record, I seriously doubt he is, but that's not really the point.)
I am not a Lance Armstrong fan. He is clearly a scumbag. But, he is and was an amazing athlete. Moreover, he did overcome brain, lung, and testicular cancer. Sure, he did it in an incredibly unscrupulous way and he never really deserved any of those titles in the first place. As a whole, he is a fraud. But, the cancer was real.
It is heartwarming to see Lukas' comeback. But, to call him "The Real Lance" just doesn't make sense. So, is anyone who comes back to conquer the world in his sport in a clean way, "The Real Lance?" Seems a bit ridiculous.
I agree with the poster, who said the Brojos are beating a dead horse here. Can't we celebrate a success story without bringing that dirtbag Armstrong into it?
dixswizzle wrote:
near death? really? cmon letsrun
Seriously, the stories of his "near" death have been greatly exaggerated.
C'Mon Brojos wrote:
I am not a Lance Armstrong fan. He is clearly a scumbag. But, he is and was an amazing athlete. Moreover, he did overcome brain, lung, and testicular cancer. Sure, he did it in an incredibly unscrupulous way and he never really deserved any of those titles in the first place. As a whole, he is a fraud. But, the cancer was real.
How do you know it was real?
Haha. I often discuss with people how ridiculous that would be. I guess we technically don't know that. But... the likelihood of one being able to fake cancer like that is quite small. It is Lance, so I guess I should know better than to believe ANYTHING about him, right?
The race had 1,963 finishers but over 200 did-not-starts, including 11 listed as being on a team called "Church of the Redeemer." Is this typical? Maybe this is one of those events a lot of people sign up for just to donate to whatever cause it benefits?